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Disobedient
The gripping feminist retelling of a seventeenth century heroine forging her own destiny
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A young woman is put on trial. She has accused her painting teacher of the darkest betrayal—he accuses her of being an immoral liar. What really happened? Rome 1611. A jewel-bright place of change. Artemisia Gentileschi dreams of becoming a great artist. Motherless, she grows up...
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A young woman is put on trial. She has accused her painting teacher of the darkest betrayal—he accuses her of being an immoral liar. What really happened?
Rome 1611. A jewel-bright place of change.
Artemisia Gentileschi dreams of becoming a great artist. Motherless, she grows up among a family of painters—men and boys. She belongs to her father and will belong to a husband.
As Artemisia perfects her craft, a mysterious tutor enters her life. But then the unthinkable happens: a violent act that threatens Artemisia's honour, and her virtue.
In the eyes of her family, Artemisia should accept her fate. In the eyes of the law, she is the villain.
But Artemisia is a survivor. And this is her story to tell.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781405952811
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 28 March 2024
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 21.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 197.0mm
Weight: 259g
Pages: 368
About the Author
Elizabeth Fremantle is the critically acclaimed author of four Tudor historical novels- Firebrand (formerly Queen's Gambit), Sisters of Treason, Watch the Lady and The Girl in the Glass Tower. As E.C. Fremantle she has written two historical thrillers- The Poison Bed and The Honey and the Sting. Her most recent novel, Disobedient, is a feminist retelling of the life of seventeenth-century Italian painter Artemisia Gentileschi. She lives in London.
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